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fukoku kyohei Japanese slogan during Meiji era, translated as "enrich the country, strengthen the military".
Joseph Mobutu Led a coup d'état in 1965 and then ruled Zaire as the president for life until 1997.
Patrice Lumumba Pan-Africanist and first prime minister of the independent Congo in 1960; he was killed in January 1961 by troops loyal to his opponent Joseph Mobutu.